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Former Jenkins Twp. Supervisor Pleads Guilty

Former Jenkins Twp. Supervisor Pleads Guilty - Monday, June 14, 2010 at 04:10AM EST

Reported by: Andy Mehalshick
Monday June 14 2010
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY -- A former Luzerne County official admits he took a bribe from a developer.

Russell Arnone, a long-time Jenkins Township Supervisor, pleaded guilty Monday to taking $5,000 in cash from a developer. He said he did it as a reward for his help in pushing a construction project forward.

Federal prosecutors say Arnone denied taking the bribe and then later said he took the money as a campaign contribution.

Arnone is one of 30 people nabbed in the ongoing corruption probe in Northeastern Pennsylvania.